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Originally Posted by Karl
Yes, but quite frankly an argument can be made that all 3 of those guys should not be in the NHL anymore at any price (never mind 3 forwards and 1 defenseman on the Flames).
Bitteto and Irwin are borderline NHLers at best and Yannick Weber is not NHL calibre at all.
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All 3 contracts can be buried in the minors without a cap hit, and there's no mention of them being one-way contracts either, so it could just be cheap depth. Outside of spending a contract, no reason not to do these deals.